An Analysis of Elements of Nature Used in Bruno Mars’ Songs Article Submitted as a Partial Fullfillment of the Requirement for Sarjana Pendidikan (S.Pd)Degree in English Department Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Mataram University By: DEWA GEDE DENIYASA EKASAPUTRA EID 111 028 ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MATARAM UNIVERSITY 2016 An Analysis Elements of Nature Used in Bruno Mars Songs Dewa Gede Deniyasa Ekasaputra, Drs. Nur ahmadi, M.hum, Eka Fitriana,SS.,M.A ([email protected]) ABSTRACT The thesis entitles “An Analysis Elements of Nature Used in Bruno Mars Songs”. The objectives of study are to find out element of nature used and to describe meaning elements of nature. Because this thesis was not use number in series of number, therefore the researcher used descriptive qualitative method to describe facts, data or material objects. This study data take from Bruno Mar‟s album by take 5 songs in random album. The techniques data collections are from internet, articles, and library. In this thesis the researcher found 9 elements of nature used in Bruno Mar‟s songs, they are; gold, star, moon, sun, moonshine, sky, sea, jungle, and gorilla. On reveal meaning of nature‟s elements, the researcher used figurative meaning to get the meaning which; gold is reveal the characteristic of someone who is smart, star is representative of beauty of girl, moon as place to sharing something, sun used representative life of someone, moonshine as way of life if human into better life, sky is reveal high human of life destination, sea as a mysterious place, jungle refers to wild of life, and last gorillas as crazy of character. Bruno Mars used those elements of nature as representative of human characteristic. Key Words: Element of Nature, Figurative Meaning An Analysis Elements of Nature Used in Bruno Mars Songs Dewa Gede Deniyasa Ekasaputra, Drs. Nur ahmadi, M.hum, Eka Fitriana,SS.,M.A ([email protected]) ABSTRACT Judul skripsi adalah “An Analysis of Nature Used in Bruno Mars Songs”. Target dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mencari unsure alam yang digunakan dalam lagu dan untuk mencari arti dari unsur alam tersebut. Karena penelitian ini tidak menggunakan angka, oleh karena itu peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif untuk fakta-fakta, data atau objek materi. Data penelitian ini di ambil dari album Bruno Mars’s dengan mengambil 5 lagu secara acak didalam albumnya. Teknik pengumpulan data dari internet, artikel, dan perpustakaan. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menemukan 9 unsur alam yang di gunakan dalam lagu Bruno Mars’’, antara lain; emas, bintang, bulan, matahari, sinar rembulan, langit, laut, hutan, dan gorila, di tiampilkan dalam makna unsur alam, peneliti menggunakan makna kiasan untuk mendapatkan makna yang mana; emas adalah mengungkapkan karakter seseorang yang cerdas atau pintar, bintang mewakili untuk seseorang yang cantik, bulan sebuah tempat untuk curhat atau berbagi sesuatu, matahari sebagai mewakili hidup sesorang, sinar rembulan sebagai jalan hidup seseorang ke dalam kehidupan yang lebih baik, langit mengungkapkan tujuan hidup manusia yang tinggi, laut sebagai sebuah tempat yang misterius, hutan sebagai kehidupan yang liar, dan gorila sebagai karakter manusia yang gila. Bruno Mars’ menggunakan unsur lama itu sebagai simbol dari karakter manusia. Kata kunci : Unsur Alam, Makna Kiasan A. Introduction 1. Background of Study Literature is influential to human life; it is for showed feeling, emotion, experience and love. It contain of great source in delivered knowledge about human life. The reader can learn more about literature and literary work has good effect for reader, usually the author of literature used it for express their hearts. Nature is the material of world that as surrounding humankind and existing independently of people activities. All of elements in nature are created by God such as sun and moon. Therefore those elements play crucial role in man life. To further extent man cannot be separated from the element of nature because they are connected to human in every way. Elements of nature also have an important contributed for human life. Nature‟s element are controller the world such as; sun can make the day into afternoon and night and sun also used for control the times, that‟s will make humans know when are they going to work and going to break. This is like a dancer cannot be separated with the dance; they are related and connected. From the description above, the writer will be focused on the use of elements of nature in Bruno Mars‟s songs. Bruno Mars songs used many elements of nature that make those songs are live to the readers. That make they are entering to the story. In this research writer will look for The Use of Elements of Nature in Bruno Mars Song. 2. Research Questions Based on the background of this study, this writing hopefully provides several answers for following research questions: - What elements of nature are used in Bruno Mars songs? - What meaning can be inferred out of the elements of nature in Bruno Mars songs? 3. The Purpose of the Study Based on the research questions above, the objectives of this study are: - To find out elements of nature which used in Bruno Mars songs - To describe meaning of the elements of nature in Bruno Mars songs 4. Scope of the Study - The subject of study in Bruno mars song lyrics - The study is focused on the use of elements of nature in bruno mars songs - The author use a discriptive analysis to analyze the use of elements of nature in Bruno mars songs 5. Significance of the Study In this study, when the reader read this study, the writer wishes that study can increase the knowledge of the reader about elements of nature used in songs. It is hope can useful for help next generation of Mataram University who want to make elements of nature as they proposal and this study can use as reference. 6. Definition of Key Terms - Element of nature is a physical form in this world which created naturally (Cuciati; 2013:27) - Song lyric is a part of literature because of the lyric is a set of words created by the poet that has ability in mastery of language, in other word we can say lyric is the same as poetry but utilizing lyric it use in the song and usually accompanied by music - A song is a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one rhymed stanzas; a lyric, a ballad - Symbolic meaning is meaning of object not in true meaning but has different meaning depend on the realism of human. According to Symons (1899:490) “comes the turn of the soul…… a literature in which visible world is no longer a reality and unseen world no longer a dreams”. B. Review of related Literature 1. Related study There is one previous study that writers used as references. The first one is Ismi thesis (2014), in his study “figurative used in Eminem songs”. He focused in describing the types and the meaning of figurative language. And he was focused on metaphor, metonymy, simile and hyperbole. He was founds the type of figurative language used. And he know the meaning of carried by the four types of figurative language was explained contextually based on the songs, the first song, simile is representation a powerful person, in the second song “ Not Afraid” the figurative meaning that are carried In metaphor covers the personal problems. And he was used a descriptive analytic method in found the kinds of figurative used in the songs. This thesis has the same discussion about the same object used on the songs. But have different object to find out. They are to find out figurative meaning used on song, but not showed what element of nature used to make the figurative meaning become meaningful. They just take the figurative meaning of songs, this thesis is focus on elements of nature used in Bruno mars songs and will get nature‟s element meaning by used figurative meaning, and this songs has beautiful word that‟s are contain with natures element, this songs are showed the writer felt and thought by use element of nature, for example; “make the Stars look like they‟re not Shinin”mean beauty of girl, because when her smile can make the star losing shine. 2. The Nature of literature Literature is an art form that is expressed by the thought and feelings of the beauty of language and depth of message. According to Mc Gee literature is a way to experience a way of life, a time period, a culture, an emotion, a deed, an event that you are not otherwise able, willing (as, say, in the case of murder), or capable of encountering in any other manner. Literature, then, opens doors to new and different life experiences. Literature is the way to express human being and literature also has three grouped of genres; they are poetry, drama and prose Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as evoke an emotional response. Poetry is a piece of creative writing in verse which contains one expression of deep feeling or noble thought in beautiful language, written with the intension of communicating experience (Hornby, 1989:954) And poetry will be more attractive, beautiful, and lively and has deep meaning for the language used implies that different from literal meaning. Acorrding to (Ciardi,2004;04) poetry is inseparable from its own performance of itself. Just the case as dancing can not be separated with the dancers, they are fulfill each other. Prose is writing that use an ordinary language. It is distinguished from poetry which tends to express the idea through meaning, sound and rhythmic, language voice, in writing a prose, there is no necessity to use beautiful words.